Noticeboard

Half day closure Tuesday 5th March 2019Due to a training and educational event we shall be offering a reduced service on this day.

Morland Surgery will close at 1pm and will re-open at 8.30am the following day.

Holmwood Health Centre will be open from 1pm until 3pm for Baby Clinic and Reception will be open for the making and cancelling of appointments only.

The doors will then be closed from 3pm until 5pm when normal service will resume.

Please note there will be no GP or Nurse appointments available that afternoon and Dispensary will be closed from 1pm to 5pm.

If you need urgent medical advice between 1pm and 5.30pm please call 111.

Temporary reduction in Nurse’s appointments

Due to staff shortages we regret we shall be reducing the number of appointments available with our Practice Nurses at both Morland Surgery and Holmwood Health Centre. This will affect our Travel Clinics especially and you may be directed to a travel health clinic elsewhere.

Boots and Superdrug offer this service in their larger stores and other providers are available.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and hope to resume our normal service as soon as possible.

Spotting the signs of sepsis -see video guide on Child Health page

Notice to all male patients 65 and over

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening (AAA) is being offered to all male patients who reach the age of 65 this year. If you are eligible, you will receive an invitation in the post. Please see this poster for more details.

If you are over 65 and have not had a scan or AAA surgery previously you can refer yourself by calling 01784 884859

Nurses

Sister Jill Bowman leads our team of qualified and registered Practice Nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Phlebotomists

Phlebotomists are specially trained clinical support workers who take blood samples from patients for testing in hospital laboratories.

Practice Management

Mrs Gillian Herbert (f)

The Practice business manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The Practice business manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.